The Harpy Contract

The Harpy Contract is a monster contract in Chapter 2 of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, available in Vergen on Iorveth’s path. The bounty is posted on the notice board near the Vergen tavern, and Alderman Cecil Burdon pays out once the harpy problem in Upper Aedirn has been dealt with.

Swinging a sword at harpies only goes so far, because their nests sit on ledges Geralt cannot reach. The solution is harpy traps: drop one in the quarry and a harpy obligingly carries it back to its nest, with explosive results. Four nests are in the old quarry and three more in the harpies’ lair, which only opens up during the main quest Hunting Magic.

Walkthrough

  1. Take the contract from the notice board near the tavern in Vergen.
  2. Learn about harpies: buy the harpy book from Felicia Cori or kill enough harpies.
  3. Buy at least seven harpy traps from Earso.
  4. Go to the old quarry crater and place traps anywhere there; harpies carry them back and destroy the four nests.
  5. During Hunting Magic, get the key to the harpy lair and destroy the three remaining nests on top of the ravines with traps.
  6. Return to Cecil Burdon in Vergen for your reward.

Quest Consequences & Choices

Destroying the lair nests grants the Birdman ability, which raises damage against harpies by 10%.

Involved characters

Cecil Burdon in The Witcher 2
Cecil Burdon

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Quest rewards

Quest Type:
Game:
XP: 100
Gold: 200
Loot: Fire rune
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